MAGAZINE: “Muslim Women Slowly Breaking The Sports Barrier”
Tweet From Hyphen Magazine Originally published at New America Media by Rochelle Bargo The women entered the brightly colored room with sets of kickboxing equipment lined up on the side. Some slowly took off their scarves, also known as a hijab, and jilbab, revealing their workout gear underneath. Their fitness instructor, Phalestinah Abdo, welcomes them...
NEWS: “Scrapping of Soccer Hijab Ban Delights UN Sports Adviser”
Tweet Wilfried Lemke (WFI) UN special adviser on sport Wilfried Lemke tells the World Olympic Sport Convention of his delight at the International Football Association Board’s decision last month to scrap the ban on female footballers wearing the Islamic hijab on the field of play. Lemke told delegates at the Moscow meeting on Tuesday that...
YAHOO NEWS: “Pregnant Muslim Shooter Will Still Compete in London Olympics”
Tweet From Yahoo News Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi will be shooting for two at the London Olympics. The Malaysian shooter will be eight months pregnant when she’s scheduled to participate in the 10m air rifle event this summer. Her doctors have given her the tentative OK to compete, as has her husband and Malaysian Olympic...
SPORT NEWS: “Headscarf Can’t Stop Female Muslim Figure Skater”
Tweet From France24 AFP - From the sand dunes of the Rub al Khali desert to the snow-capped peaks of the Dolomites in northern Italy, Emirati teen Zahra Lari made figure skating history this week. The 17-year-old not only became the first figure skater from the Gulf to compete in an international competition but the first...
VIDEO: “California Cricket Players Raise Money for Local Schools”
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VIDEO: “At Least 68 Killed in Egypt Soccer Riots”
Tweet Cairo (CNN) — At least 68 people were killed when riots broke out after a soccer game Wednesday in Egypt, the country’s deputy health minister said.
NPR: “Palestinian Women Race Car Drivers Are Burning Rubber Everywhere”
Tweet From National Public Radio by Bill Chappell Noor Daoud holds a trophy after she won third place in the first day of Formula Israel’s women’s race, in Eilat, Israel. Daoud went on to take the women’s title at the event. Palestine might not seem like a breeding ground for race car drivers. After all,...
SPORTS: “What If Tim Tebow Were A Muslim?”
Tweet From Salon.com The NFL star has been praised for his public Christianity. It’s been different for athletes who follow Islam By Marcus Cederstrom Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) prays in the end zone before the start of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Denver. (Credit: AP/Julie...
NEWSPAPER: “Three Denver Muslims Lead Cheers for NFL’s Tim Tebow”
Tweet From The Washington Times BRONCO BROTHERS: Mohammad Suleiman (center) imitates his NFL hero, Tim Tebow, as brothers Ali (left) and Tariq look on. (Stan Lukowicz/The Washington Times) DENVER — This is the story of three sports-loving Muslim brothers and how they boosted the career of the NFL’s most famous Christian. The Suleimans - Tariq, Ali and Mohammad - are responsible for “the...
